Tenerife Airport Transfers

There are two airports in Tenerife: Tenerife North (TFN) and Tenerife South (TFS), also known as Reina Sofia Airport. Wherever your flight arrives, the quickest and most comfortable way to get to your accommodation is by shared or private transfer.

In this guide you will find the best value for money options and some useful tips to know before flying to Tenerife.

To start enjoying your holiday on the island as soon as possible without added worries, the best thing to do is to book a private transfer from Tenerife North airport to your accommodation. Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, this is the option I recommend if you want to avoid paying extra for a taxi or private driver and if you don't want to carry your luggage on and off the bus.

Furthermore, the same transfer is available for the return journey, so that your last day in Tenerife will be worth remembering for that feeling that mixes the sadness of leaving with the joy of having experienced something beautiful, and not for the stress of arriving at the airport. With this transfer you will get to your flight on time and in the most comfortable way.

If you are travelling to Tenerife North in a group of 3, 8 or 16 people, I recommend you to choose the private transfer from Tenerife North airport to your accommodation or vice versa (with choice of vehicle), as you can choose between sedan, minivan or minibus so that the transfer best suits the size of your group.

If you are flying into Tenerife South Airport, close to Costa Adeje and the beaches of Los Cristianos and Las Galletas, you will have to choose your transfer depending on your destination. All these transfers have the same characteristics as those departing from Tenerife North airport.

If your accommodation is in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the best option is to book a private transfer from Tenerife South airport to Santa Cruz de Tenerife. If your flight arrives in Tenerife South and your accommodation is near Costa Adeje, the private transfer from Tenerife South Airport to Costa Adeje is the most suitable way to reach your destination quickly.

And, if your hotel or accommodation is in the Los Cristianos beach area, you have a private transfer from Tenerife South Airport to Los Cristianos.

Finally, the private transfer from Tenerife South Airport to Playa Las Americas will take you to your hotel or other accommodation located on the beach of Las Americas located in the southwest of the island.

And for the transfer back to the airport? From any part of the island of Tenerife you can request a door to door transfer from your hotel to Tenerife South airport.

As soon as you know your flight details, you can book one of these airport transfers online to get to your hotel from the airport. You will have to indicate the day of the transfer and the number of people sharing the vehicle.

You will also be asked for the flight identification number, the name of the airline and, of course, the destination address. Why so much information? Because this way, the operator has real-time information about your flight and is aware of any delays or problems, so he can inform the driver so that he can wait for you at the appropriate departure gate.

Once you have landed and collected your luggage, your driver will meet you and your group and place your luggage in the luggage compartment, and you can set off for your hotel or accommodation in an air-conditioned vehicle with Wi-Fi.

For departure transfers you will need to provide similar details, and by default the driver will pick you up from your accommodation in plenty of time for you to be at the airport at least three hours before your departure. If you do not consider it necessary to arrive at the airport so early, you can always change the pick-up time.

For me, the main advantage is the convenience of landing at the airport and not having to worry about how to get to the hotel, for a much better price than any taxi, Uber or private driver.

Another advantage is not having to carry luggage, especially for trips of a week or more, is something you will appreciate for sure.

And also, if you are arriving in Tenerife in the early hours of the morning, this is your safest option to arrive comfortably at your destination, and sometimes perhaps the only one as other types of transport will be less available at certain times of the night.

It depends a lot on where your hotel is and which airport your flight arrives at (or departs from). To give you an idea, the journey time between Tenerife North airport and the south of the island is about 50 minutes.

To get to Santa Cruz de Tenerife from Tenerife North airport (located in San Cristobal de la Laguna), it takes about 20 minutes.

And to get to the beaches of Costa Adeje, Playa de las Americas, Los Cristianos or Las Galletas from Tenerife South, it takes no more than 15 minutes.

If, for whatever reason, the idea of booking a private transfer doesn't appeal to you, the only option left to get to your accommodation is to take a taxi or Uber (which will cost a lot more for a poorer service) or take public transport. Here is specific information on transport from each of Tenerife's airports:

Tenerife North Airport Public Transport

All of these bus routes will take you from the airport to various points on the island. The bus stop is on the -1 floor of the airport, with timetables operating from 7-8am until 22-23pm, depending on the line.

The bus stop at Tenerife South is on floor 0, in the arrivals area.